掛分け・Kakewake

A little while ago we wrote about a Karatsu bowl with two-tone glaze finish or “katamigawari”. We often wondered about the different between “kakewake” and “katamigawari.” News flash. The term “kakewake” refers to all two-tone glaze finishes, whereas “katamigawari” only refers to two-tone glaze finishes with one color on the right and the other color on the left divided in the middle.

ですから唐津焼でいう朝鮮唐津も「掛分け」の一種で、上下に釉薬を掛け分けているものです。

Thus, cho’usenkaratsu of Karatsu ware is also a type of “kakewake“: one color on top and the other on the bottom.

However, even if two colors are used half and half, when they are use front and back (rather than right and left) – for example, the front side is white and the back side is black, then it is simply “kakewake“. “Kakewake” also includes partial coloring – like Oribe with a clear glaze accented by a green glaze as often seen.